No one should be sued or jailed for speaking out.
Global Climate Legal Defense (CliDef) uses the law to keep climate defenders free to speak and act.
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Governments and corporations are weaponizing the law to silence climate defenders.
Climate defenders are being harassed, sued, arrested, and jailed at unprecedented rates. Laws are narrowing what constitutes acceptable dissent.
We give defenders the legal support they deserve.
We offer legal strategy and advice, collaborate with local lawyers, and build a legal network to support climate defenders worldwide.
A healthy climate needs safe and resilient advocates.
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Everybody's future depends on climate defenders being able to do their critical work. As a community of legal experts, we are there for them.
We can end abusive lawsuits against climate defenders.
With your support, our SLAPP Resilience Fund provides legal defense to keep climate advocates safe from reprisals.
